Monsoon 2018

Monsoon 2018

IMD has predicted normal monsoon this year and the pre monsoon activities of the season has started with the dust storms. Ants become very busy, running around in collecting foodstuff and filling up their storehouses. Cuckoos are yearning love desires with their beautiful sounds ku...hoo. Crows may considered themselves smarter, but some cuckoos will lay their eggs in their nests. Peacocks are getting their new feathers and some are busy in impressing upon the Peahens with their beautiful dance and te...hook sound of love. Cassia fistula the beautiful trees are blooming with yellow flowers expressing joy of the nature. The blooming of the flowers started around 31/3/18, and it is at the pick nowadays. Counting 45-55 days from it, Monsoon is likely to onset a weak early in the fourth week of May over Kerala coast this year. 

There is no El Niño but weak La Niña (cool phase- ENSO) will govern the season. The fear of band of warm water flowing under east central Pacific Ocean has gone. The sea surface temperature and air pressure over Indian Ocean will be positive for normal monsoon this year.

What do the Stars indicate? 

With the transits of Solar Family in different fields (watery, fiery, earthy, windy), the monsoon season will be governed. 

The union of Saturn and Mars (kept on hold many things!) ended. Bhoomiputro (son of earth) Mars has moved to Capricorn (exalted house), the earthy sign on 2/5/18 and marked it’s journey with the dust storm over some areas of the country. 

Saturn will continue in Sagittarius, but is retrograde from 17/4/18 to 6/9/18, won’t remove the uncertainty in the atmosphere. Retrograde Rahu will continue in the watery sign Cancer, but realising it (water) slowly. Retrograde Jupiter in Libra will be progressive from 10/7/18 and will move to Scorpio from 12/10/18. Venus is in Taurus will transit to Gemini from 14/5/18 and then to Cancer from 9/6/18 and will travel through Leo and Virgo during the season. Mercury is in Pieces and will transit signs upto Virgo during the season. 

Sun is in Taurus will transit to Ardra nakshatra of moon sign Gemini from 15/6/18, the traditional date of onset of monsoon over Gujarat. Sun will transit from each nakshatra for a fortnight. And the character of each fortnight will decide the fate of next fortnight. One has to observe the days very closely. 

Moon will transit from each sign for 2.5 days but when it is transiting from the watery signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pieces) will mark the days as rainy days. If other planetary movements are positive, these may be heavy to very heavy rainfall days.

As Mars is behind the Sun during the season, therefore, it’s negative effect over monsoon is diminished. It will remain in the exalted house of earth sign Capricorn during the season, therefore, will grant pleasures to the earth and to it’s cultivators the farmers. However, the period from 15/7 to 15/8 when it is transiting opposite to Sun and creating angaraka yoga, few days may go dry.

Venus, the planet always positive for rain is transiting watery sign Cancer from 9/6/18 to 5/7/18. During this period Moon will be transiting from the watery signs of Pieces, Cancer and Scorpio on 5-14-22 June. Therefore, we may see widespread monsoon activities during the period in June. Monsoon is early this year. 

During July, Venus will be in fiery sign Leo, Rahu may dry up the watery field of Cancer, Mars may make the fields windy, Saturn in fiery sign Sagittarius may add up dryness, therefore, July generally marked for the big spell of rains of season, may not yield that much rain. However, Jupiter is getting progressive from 10/7/18 will improve the season in the second half of the month. There may be cyclonic activities, with some areas may be getting more and some areas are getting less rainfall. 

As soon as Venus is getting free from the fiery files of Leo and transiting to Virgo from 1/8/18, it will bring the normalcy of the season. August will be a month for normal rainfall. September also will remain normal rainfall month. 

Jupiter will transit in Libra during the season and will move to Scorpio from 12/10/18, and with few days of moon unionise with it, it may bring some post monsoon showers over some parts of northern/ northeastern India before the season ends. 

It is going to be a Normal Monsoon Year as predicted by the IMD. Planets this year, are avoiding to come in conflict with the IMD. Lol.😆😂😜

Punamchand

5 May 2018

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Lord Krishna the union joint of two cultures

Lord Krishna, the Union Joint of two cultures.

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions of the world and the holy books of Vedas are the most ancient literature, derived from sruti (what heard). Lord of Fire, Lord of Winds, Indra, Ashwini Kumars, etc, are the major deities of Rigveda. The Richas of Rigveda are the prayers of these lords. Yajurveda focuses on rituals, Samveda on musical chanting of the prayers, and Atharva the mixer of all three. Offerings to these deities for security and prosperity was more common in the culture of those days. There are Richas referring Indra’s war with the demons and the black skin people. It is an indicator of the practice of discrimination by during Vedic era. 

Weaver (non Brahmin) Rishi Gutsamad (without ego), in second mandal of Rigveda, Sukta 19, Richa-6 and Sukta-20, Richa-7 describes the war of Indra with the natives of the land. 

स रन्धयत्सदिवः सारथये शुष्णमशुषं कुयवं कुत्साय । दिवोदासाय नवतिं चनवेन्द्रः पुरो व्यैरच्छम्बरस्य ॥(Rig 02.019.006)
(That Indra has destroyed 99 colonies of the exploiters and cruel people to protect the kutsa community)

स वृत्रहेन्द्रः कृष्णयोनीः पुरंदरो दासीरैरयद्वि । अजनयन्मनवे क्षामपश्च सत्राशंसं यजमानस्य तूतोत् ॥(Rig 02.020.007)
(That Indra killed the army of the blacks (practice of apartheid?), created land and water  for humans (his men), and fulfils the desires of the hosts).

The cultural pressure from the western area over the native Indians of the eastern India to follow Vedic rituals might had been a major issue of the  disputes, fire/wars between the Aryans (Vedic people) and Anaryan/Dravid/ (native Indians). 

At this junction point, Krishna enters. There is a story of Krishna’s fight with Indra, the lord of thunder and rains. Krishna opposes the annual offerings to Indra and defines Dharma for individual, the role to perform duties to the best of the abilities. He opposes prayers and offerings to the natural forces. Villagers of Vrindavan agree with him and stop the worship of lord Indra. Angry Indra floods the village and Krishna then lifts the Govardhan hill up and saves his people and cattle from the floods of Indra. Indra accepts the defeat and India thereafter moves to the path of Karma, the new philosophy preached by Lord Krishna. 

The major Kings of Mahabharata were not Kshatriyas! Rishi Ved Vyas was the son of Rishi Parasar (Brahmin), born out of the sexual act of Parasar with the fisherwoman Matsyagandha in a boat. Her father was away and the girl gave a lift to the Rishi to cross the river. Matsyagandha (Satyavati) then married to King Shantanu of Hastinapur. They had two sons, Chirtavirya and Vichirta Virya. When they grew up, their elder brother Bhishma (son of Shantanu and Ganga), abducted three daughters of Kashya, the King of Kashi. Two of them got married to the two sons of Matsyagandha and the third Amba committed suicide, later born as Shikhandi. After the death of Shantanu, the kingdom was run by Matsyagandha with the help of Bhishma. But in doubts over the relation between Matsyagandha and Bhishma, the two sons committed suicide. Bhishma as per his pledge couldn’t marry but to carry the race of the kingdom ahead, Ved Vyasa the son of Matsyagandha was called to performed niyoga with the widows. He performed niyoga over three, Ambika, Ambalika and the maid. From that, Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidur were born. Thereafter, there was fight for kingdom between the sons of Dhritarashtra and Pandu. Krishna sided with the five sons of Pandu. They were not the real sons of Pandu. Pandu had a curse, can die if go for sex, therefore Kunti delivered three children and Madri delivered two children through mantra/niyoga with the deities of Vedas (Lord of Dharma/Fire, Lord of Winds, Lord of rains Indra, and two Ashwini Kumars). Karna (Radhey) might be the son of Radha, but to add Kshatriya character in him, the story of Surya-Kunti putra might had been depicted. Similarly, Krishna the son of Yashoda and Nanda, the Yadavas (cattle rearers), but he became a legendary, therefore, again to prove that only Kshatriya can perform such act, the story of Vasudev-Devki might had been depicted. 

Look at the diplomacy of Krishna, he opposed and fought with Indra when he was in youth and his village was in floods; but as a king of Dwarika, he took side with Indra’s son Arjuna and his brothers, who were the sons of Vedic deities. He was Chandra Vanshi but tied himself with the Pandavas, the Surya Vanshi. His time was the time of the unification of India, merger of the culture of the west and east, the Vedic and non-Vedic. West (present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and western India) was the land of Indian Aryans and East was the land of the Native Indians. When Krishna was attacked by the kings of the east, he fled and settled in Gujarat near the Sea around Junagarh (not Jamnagar!). He was accepted as 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. 

The culture of ancient India has been described well in the great epic Mahabharata and when we look at the culture of the present day India around, things are not changed much. The same cultural conflicts and coordination go on amongst the upper and lower sections of the society. Equality still remains the biggest challenge of the country after the cultural journey of 5000 years. 

Punamchand
29 April 2018

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Lopamudra

Lopamudra

Vedas are written in ancient Sanskrit, therefore, there will be conflict between shabdartha (the literal meaning) and bhavartha (spirit/secret meaning). One may miss the message if follow the literal meaning.

Rishi Agastya Maitravaruni had composed 234/238 slokas of hymn 165-199 of Mandal 1 of the Rigveda. 2 slokas of the hymn 179 were composed by his wife Lopamudra and 2 slokas of the hymn were composed by his celibate disciples. Mandal 1 and 10 are later addition to the oldest text of 2-9 Mandals of Rigveda and were likely to be composed around 1300 BC, the time of Sangam-2 in South India. Therefore, Rishi Agastya may look a mythological character, but the hymn in Rigveda and supportive evidences of tales spread across the country and around don’t deny his historical existence too.

He had composed prayers of the Gods present in various forms in nature: Marut ganas (God of Winds), Indra, Ashvins, the Heaven and the Earth, Varuna (God of Rains), Anna (God of Food), Agni (God of Fire), Brihaspati, the Sun, etc. In hymn 199 he talks about Ayurveda, describes the poisonous creatures over earth and the Madhula technique of removing the effect of poison in the presence of the Sun.

But in a book full of prayers to the Nature Gods, only 6 slokas of the hymn 179 devoted to Rati/love and made it romantic! When one prays someone, one praises him/her, starts offering, but when fell into love, may enter into the romance of Rati. Humans may follow celibacy but the hormones of the age force him/her to surrender to creation. Therefore, we read many stories of sexual acts of Babas and their women disciples.

But there are always secret/spiritual meanings behind the Srutis.

The first two verses are expressions of Lopamudra's passion filled approach to her husband, highlighting his old age and his coolness towards her charms. Lopamudra by composing just 2 slokas, deified love/rati an object of life. She reminds her aged husband about his role in creation.

पूर्वीरहं शरदः शश्रमाणा दोषा वस्तोरुषसो जरयन्तीः । मिनाति श्रियं जरिमातनूनामप्यू नु पत्नीर्वृषणो जगम्युः ॥ (Through many autumns have I toiled and laboured, at night and morn, through age-inducing dawnings. Old age impairs the beauty of our bodies. Let husbands still come near unto their spouses.)

She further reminds him that “For even those ancients who served truth and at one with the gods spoke truths, even they got out of harness for they did not reach the end. Wives should now unite with their husbands (to produce children)(ये चिद्धि पूर्व ऋतसाप आसन्त्साकं देवेभिरवदन्नृतानि । ते चिदवासुर्नह्यन्तमापुःसमू नु पत्नीर्वृषभिर्जगम्युः ॥)

What did Agastya reply?

न मृषा श्रान्तं यदवन्ति देवा विश्वा इत्स्पृधो अभ्यश्नवाव । जयावेदत्रशतनीथमाजिं यत्सम्यञ्चा मिथुनावभ्यजाव ॥
(Not in vain is the labor that the gods help. Let us take on all contenders; let us two win here the contest of a hundred stratagems, when a united couple we will drive on.)

नदस्य मा रुधतः काम आगन्नित आजातो अमुतः कुतश्चित् । लोपामुद्रा वृषणंनी रिणाति धीरमधीरा धयति श्वसन्तम् ॥ (when the ways of the river/lust is blocked, the power generated (physical and mental) through that restraint inspires the desire of getting a child. Lopamudra makes the bullish one flow out, but the husband who controls his breath can control his restlessness.)

The disciple/student overheard the conversation of the couple (knowledge of love) composed:
इमं नु सोममन्तितो हृत्सु पीतमुप ब्रुवे । यत्सीमागश्चकृमा तत्सु मृळतुपुलुकामो हि मर्त्यः ॥(The Soma (coldness) that is most near within my heart, and has been imbibed within the spirit, pardon us for any sins (listening the talk or getting excited) we have committed. Verily mortal man is full of longings.)

And at the end of the hymn, praise their Guru in following words:

अगस्त्यः खनमानः खनित्रैः प्रजामपत्यं बलमिच्छमानः । उभौ वर्णावृषिरुग्रःपुपोष सत्या देवेष्वाशिषो जगाम ॥
(Agastya with his research and new inventions (obtaining desired results)thus, nurtured both the groups: those engaged in producing children and those getting power through living a life of restraints (celibates). He arrived at his hopes, which came true among the gods.). Human lives in restrain can perform better in research and innovation!

Each one of us is made of two forces of the nature, the Purusha (male) and the Prakriti (female). We are made from Agastya and Lopamudra. Lopa means lost/disappeared and mudra means beauties or postures/strength. Agastya is ageing and Lopamudra is disappearing, and all of us are passing through the mental war of running after the lust or applying restraint over the lust. Life is passing through the cycle of childhood, youth, adult and old age. Each stage has Karmas link with body cycles governed by the hormones. Therefore, Agastya has to serve the purpose of life before the Lopamudra disappears. (Lost time never returns). The objective of Rati/Sex is for reproduction (through spouse), not to make sex a mean of pleasure, otherwise, the society without restraints can turn into a society of criminals and rapists.

Before Mudra (beauty/strength) disappears (Lopa), use the age (Agastya) for the betterment of your family, friends, society, country, whom you love (Rati) the most. Lol 😆

Punamchand
16 April 2018

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Agastya, who brightened India

Agastya, who brightened India

Agastya, the sage not born in a Brahmana family but became Brahmana with his karmas of spreading knowledge. He was the first test tube baby of his time born out of the earthen pot (kumbha). Varuna (mind) and Mitra (karmendriyas) saw Urvashi (lust-desire) and ejaculated semen that fell into a mud pitcher from where the fetus of Agastya grew. 

He had traveled from North India to South India and upto Java in Indonesia and made the Indian Union of Ubhay Varnas (multi colours) of one culture of unity in diversity. He and his wife Lopamudra had composed 21 hymns of Rigveda. Interestingly, his character is present in Vedas, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and other ancient literature; might be an indicator of his school of knowledge was present through Ashrama/Gurukul. 

He was founder of acupressure (treatment through vital points) and may be of marshal art. He was the union jack to join Sanskrit and Tamil and might had attended the second sangam. When it was difficult to cross the Ocean, he had traveled upto Java and had been referred in the literature of Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia. 

Northwest in Indian history was always a pressure corner from where the invaders were entering and pushing the ethnic population down. The Dev-Danav wars (a war between the Persian Aryans- Ahuras and Indian Aryans-Suras) might had divided the culture into two major streams. 

It is interesting to note that ancient Indian religion didn’t  propagate idol worship. It was mainly the worship of the energy of the God spread in different forms in the universe. Therefore, the area between Afghanistan and Pakistan moved from Vedic religion to Buddhism and then to Islam easily. But the Indian continent, covered with forest might had had many streams of rituals of worshiping idols in many forms and with the mixture of Vedic and Ethnic culture the new religion of Hinduism was born. 

How interesting it is to note the contribution of two great sages of India, one Agastya Muni traveling from North to South and another Shankaracharya traveling from South to North to make India the continent of knowledge, harmony and spirituality.

Punamchand

12 April 2018

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Navratri (9 nights)

Navratris (9 nights)

Some scriptures, like the Shakti, and Vaishnava Purana reveal that in Hinduism, this nine-day long celebration is observed four times in a year. Sharad and Chaitra Navratri is celebrated by all, while the other two, preferable the Gupt Navratris are observed only by sages and priest.

Hindu religion is a religion of festivals. People celebrate all events those inject life and joy and give opportunity to pray the deities. Navratri celebration is one of such events. Hindu Calendar has 12 months from Kartik to Ashwin. There are four Navratris. Every third month there is Navratri: in Posha, in Chaitra, in Ashadha and in Aswin. 

The two Navratris are considered major, the Navsari of Chaitra and the Navratri of Aswin. Chaitra Navratri falls near Spring Equinox and Aswin Navratri near Autumn Equinox. One after the post Rabi harvesting season and another Kharif harvesting season. Food is life, therefore, the agricultural produces in the farm inject the joyful dance in the body mind and soul. The Posha Navratri falls near Winter Solstice and Ashadha falls near Summer Solstice.

Chaitra Navratri is celebrated for Creation of Life and Sharad Navratri is celebrated for Protection of Life. 

It is believed that Brahma created the universe and it’s creatures with the help of Navdurga (nine powers/energies) during 9 days of Chaitra Navratri. The Navdurgas were saving lives from the evil forces. Lord Rama was born on the 9th day of Chaitra Navratri (Spring). The Navratri of creation is celebrated with fasting and prayers of Navdurga for getting her blessings to grow. Hindu Calendar therefore starts with Chaitra as first month, Gudi Padvo, the first day of the month is celebrated as Happy New Year in some parts of the country. 

The second major Navratri is symbolised with protection of life from the evil forces. It falls in Ashwin/Sharad, the post monsoon time. Sharad Ritu is a mother of many diseases. Many humans die during this season. Therefore, there is a tradition in India to give blessings: शतम् जीव: शरद: There are two stories of victory over evils during this Navratri: When the Tridevas (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva) failed to defeat Mahishasura (because of Brahma’s boon) who conquered the Kingdom of Indra, they created Durga (Mahalakshmi) from their powers/energies. She carried the energies of Devas and their weapons, fought with Mahishasura/evil forces the demon for 9 days and killed him. Another victory of Lord Rama (Soul) over Ravana (Ego) after a war of days, killing the demon Ravana (the ego) on the 10th Day.Therefore, Durga’s victory over Mahishasura and Rama’s victory over Ravana are celebrated as Vijayadashami, the 10th day, post Navratri. The Navratri of Protection of Life is celebrated to gain vital energies to fight against the diseases, celebrated with fasting, prayers and dancing. Dance for the good crop and dance for the joy. The season further celebrated as Sharad Purnima (fool moon day) and thereafter, Diwali, the festival of light celebrated on Amavasya/the darkest night, असतो मा सदगमय ॥ तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ॥ मृत्योर्मामृतम् गमय ॥ 

The other two Navratri the Posha and Ashadha are considered secret Navratris in which the sages and Rishis perform some rituals. In Ashadha Navratri, when the sky is invisible due to clouds (mind is in confusion), the Guru preaches knowledge to his disciples and then the parva is celebrated as Guru Purnima on full moon day as mark of prayer of the disciples to their Gurus. 

Punamchand
27 March 2018

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God hasn’t written our death

God hasn’t written our death

We are made of only one cell. After the fertilisation of the egg, the rapid process of division begins, the egg travels down from fallopian tube and implants in the uterus, an embryo starts growing. With hormone HSG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) produced by the cell, placenta forms. Thereafter, some cells from the embryo and some from the placenta build the body organs and make our full shape of human with all necessary organs. 

So there is one Master cell (blastocyst containing pluripotent stem cell) and thereafter, the tissue specific cells for each unit; cells for making heart, cells for making kidney, cells for making lever, etc, act as building blocks of making the body. It is interesting to note that the cells making heart can’t make kidney. The division of work is very clear. 

It is like building a house, we load plenty of material till the constructions get over. But once the construction completed, we keep limited reserve blocks, tiles etc, in the store room to attend small repairing. Similarly the materials, building blocks of cells are in plenty till we reach the age 20Y. If something gets damaged in young age, the recovery is faster because the body has enough stock of material to take care. But when the damage is bigger, it needs external support or assistance to repair. At 20, the body given to us by God is full of life and without any expiry date. We die due to external factors, our life style, food, environment, nature, accidents, etc. Therefore, the life line of all humans are not equal, some live more, some less. As we grow, we age. Ageing is a disease. In 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, as we progress in life, the building blocks and material support within the body decreases. The recovery slows down. We need more and more external support to recover. And one day, when all the options are closed, we die. Our ancient Rishis were living long by slowing down the process of ageing. 

An Indian Scientist Dr Anand Srivastava MS PhD, (of BHU and settled in US) considered the father of Stem Cell technology, has found out the way to create new building blocks to slow down the damage, stop the damage and reverse the process of damage. When President Reagan died of Alzheimer, his wife Nancy Reagan placed interest in the subject that whether Stem Cell Therapy could have cured her husband. She and Dr. Srivastava then opened the field of research and now the science is ready to treat humans.

The stem cell injected support the repairing and rejuvenation of the damaged organ. It can regenerate the brain cells. If the disease is in the initial stage, it gives great results. Individual’s own cells are used in treating many diseases. It can work on all kind of Autoimmune Diseases (Diabetes Type 1 & 2, Liver disease, Lung Disease); all kind of Arthritis such as Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Knee problems, Avascular Necrosis, Sports Injuries, Heart Disease, Myocardial Infraction; all kind of Skin Diseases, Spinal Cord Injury, Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Kidney Disease, Crohn's Disease, Scleroderma, Erectile Dysfunction, Vasculitis; Neurological autoimmune diseases: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Autism, Stroke, Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Myasthenia Gravis, Anti-Aging Treatment, Hair growth, Face lift, etc. 

It can work on blood related diseases like leukaemia, sickle cell anemia, thalassamia, lymphoma, etc. In blood related diseases, the cells of relative or matching cells of other persons are used. 

The most important part in Stem Cell treatment is that it doesn’t carry any side effects. 

Stem Cell treatment can’t give immunity from death, but this regenerative medicine with it’s potential to heal can delay the death and can give better quality of life. Our Rishi and the research of Stem Cell technology has proved that God hasn’t fixed our expiry date. Till life is protected, death can’t come. 

Punamchand
22 March 2018

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Brahma Muhurta

Brahma Muhurta

We are made in God in the form of body and soul combo. All of us are living in four layers of life: Shudra, Vaishya, Kshatriya and Brahmana. When we run after our body or other’s body, we are Shudras. When we run after our mind and it’s desires, we are Vaishyas. When we search for the answer, who am I, the Atma, we are Kshatriya. And when we surrender to the Almighty, the Brahman, मामेकं शरणं व्रज:, we become Brahmin.

After a deep sound sleep of 6-8 hours, when we wake up in the early morning hours before the Sun rise, our body is relaxed, mind is empty without thoughts, the soul is in peace, the world around is at rest and that time when if we dive deep inside with total surrenderness, the Brahmana born. One wing of ‘Love’ with the beauty of outer world/nature and another wing of ‘Meditation’ to be aware of the inner Ocean; one may fly with the wings and transcendent.

Early to rise in the Brahma Muhurta is a beginning of a journey to become a Brahmana, in search of the Brahman, free from the limits of body, mind and soul.

The best time for अथातो ब्रह्म जिज्ञासा।

Punamchand
7 March 2017

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